Deadline for applications: 30 April 2005 ================================================== FINAL WEEKS FOR APPLICATIONS!
GENDER & ICT AWARDS 2005: Honouring women's innovative and effective ICT initiatives for gender equality and women's economic empowerment ================================================== The Gender and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)* Awards is sponsored by the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) and the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) . The Awards will honour local, small-scale and community-based projects with women and girls as the main beneficiaries. The CRITERIA by which entries will be judged by our international jury include: 1. Utilizes ICTs to promote women's economic empowerment and gender equality * Uses ICTs in support of women's economic empowerment and the promotion of gender equality. * Demonstrates the impact of supporting individual women, communities of women, or women's organizations, to improve the quality of their lives and to make meaningful contributions to equitable human development and the broader struggle for social justice. 2. Upscales initiatives and community-centred technologies * Uses information and communication tools that are sustainable for a long period of time and appropriate to the needs and specific contexts of the community it is serving. * Has the potential and ease to be replicated in other areas taking into account the different contexts and forces at play. * Broadens the reach and impact of pilot ICT initiatives targeted towards women's economic empowerment and gender equality. 3. Promotes cooperation and social networking * Fosters multi-stakeholder cooperation and active participation among different sectors. * Acts as a channel to access information, gain social support and confidence, nurtures collective or community life. * Strengthens the capacity of people in implementing the project. THE AWARDS IS OPEN TO: This year's Awards is open to civil society organisations, community-based groups, women's organisations and networks and social movements based in Asia Pacific. (Please see complete listing of eligible countries below.) THE PRIZE: Two winners will be awarded for: Outstanding ICT Project for Women's Economic Empowerment A cash prize of USD8,000 will be given to each winner. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: 30 April 2005 MORE ABOUT THE GENDER & ICT AWARDS: To read the complete application procedure and download the application form, please go to: www.genderawards.net or write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Those who have sent their applications earlier but have not received an acknowledgement letter, we request you to please write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORS: Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Program and the Global Knowledge Partnership The APC WNSP is a global network of women who support networking for social change and women's empowerment through the use of ICTs. It is a part of the Association for Progressive Communications, a civil society network working for human rights and development through the strategic use of ICTs. <www.apcwomen.org> The GKP is a worldwide network committed to harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable and equitable development. GKP's vision is a world of equal opportunities where all people can access and use knowledge and information to improve their lives. The network enables the sharing of information, experiences and resources to help reduce poverty and empower people. <www.globalknowledge.org> The Awards is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation � (SDC) <http://www.sdc.admin.ch/> and the Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom <http://www.dfid.gov.uk/>. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- *Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) refer to the broad range of digital technologies like computer hardware and software, fixed lines and mobile phones, electronic mail, satellite technology, wireless or cable networks, multimedia tools (convergence of the Internet and radio and/or video), and the Internet which are used to create, transmit and distribute information and services. ***Initiatives must have, in any manner, actual use of the Internet*** in order to qualify. **Gender and ICT projects �based in these countries are eligible to apply for the Awards: Afghanistan, American Samoa, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Iraq, �Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Samoa,Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam and Yemen. 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